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“Our grid is falling apart. Wildfires, floods and more frequent extreme weather events routinely highlight the imperative of a distributed energy future not just for resiliency but to reach our climate goals.” Tim Hade, COO and Co-Founder of Scale Microgrids shares his knowledge with John Engel on today’s SunCast episode.
These gentlemen discuss the biggest question facing the distributed energy market- how fast is this going to happen? Will we have implemented a distributed energy market that supports our societies and the environment quickly enough?
Join them as they discuss the role of distributed energy for the grid of the future, the perils of scaling, a climate tech hardware companies journey, and what's holding back the Inflation Reduction Act. Tim goes on to inspire us with his personal story of how being in the military got him into climate advocacy work, and reminds us that the Department of Defense has looked at climate change as being a predominant long term national security threat for about 25 years.
You’re going to want to hear Tim’s five tips for starting a clean energy company, as he has experience of starting a company and scaling it to a larger entity.
“We were pretty early adopters of the thesis that solar and storage were going to be the backbone of distributed energy moving forward.”
“We think distributed energy is a massive market that's undervalued, and that solar storage is going to be the hub of the systems that build out that distributed energy network. That was sort of the premise for Scale Microgrids.”
Some other hot topics in today’s episode include optimism around dtrs, bottom up momentum, identifying the biggest challenges within the industry, importance of tax equity monetization in clean tech, and the significance of team effort.
“Ultimately, this is a team game, right? You’ve got to surround yourself with people who compliment you but also address your weaknesses.” Join us by listening to today’s episode to soak up Hades knowledge and gain inspiration for your own personal journey in the renewable energy industry.
NOTEWORTHY QUOTEs:
“We were pretty early adopters of the thesis that solar and storage were going to be the backbone of distributed energy moving forward.”
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